Chicago Outlaws Player Zack Dorn Wins Hardest Shot Contest

June 27, 2014

Never heard of the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League? They earned their 15 minutes of fame last night when Chicago Outlaws player Zack Dorn won the MLL hardest shot contest as a fan participant. Last season with the Outlaws, Dorn had eight goals and five assists for 13 points on the season and nine ground balls. The Outlaws open their season on August 2 against their rival Grand Rapids Dragonfish. Below, we…

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CILL Season Opens August 2nd With Grand Rapids at Chicago

June 25, 2014

The Continental Indoor Lacrosse League announced their teams for 2014 yesterday, and now their schedule is out. The season gets underway with Grand Rapids facing their rival Chicago Outlaws, and the next week each team is in action, all in Grand Rapids. The defending champion Colorado Sabertooths play four games on the road. Saturday, August 2 Grand Rapids at Chicago, 6:00 PM Saturday, August 9 (at Grand Rapids, MI) Lansing at…

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Lansing Joins CILL, Cleveland Returns for 2014

June 24, 2014

Season four of the Continental Indoor Lacrosse League (CILL) is set to begin play this summer. The United States-based Senior box lacrosse organization will see nine teams in competition for 2014. The “original four” clubs, which include Chicago Outlaws, Columbus Brew, Grand Rapids Dragonfish and Milwaukee Marauders, all return for another campaign. They are joined by the two-time defending CILL Cup champion Colorado Sabertooths, Detroit Coney Dogs and Pittsburgh Octane….

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Mohawks Squeeze Past Voyageurs; Axemen Win Blowout

June 22, 2014

Both Kahnawake teams in the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League were in action this weekend with far different results. The Mohawks topped the Vermont Voyageurs 15-13. Vermont held a 6-3 lead after one period but it was then when the Mohawks exploded with seven goals in the second to tie the game up at ten. They scored two more goals than Vermont in the third period to take the victory and…

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New USA Box League Looks to Change American Lacrosse

June 17, 2014

Our Pat Gregoire has been reporting the past few weeks about a new American box lacrosse league, and after a week of research we can confirm that there is indeed a new box lacrosse league coming however plans are for it to be North American. The league is likely to begin in 2016, though 2015 is a possibility. Rosters are said to include at least half American players including one…

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QSLL: Ottawa, Kahnawake Mohawks, Lead the Charge

June 16, 2014

The Ottawa Axemen and Kahnawake Mohawks are both 7-1 and lead the standings in the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League. Meanwhile, the Vermont Voyageurs are three games back at 3-4 and Sherbrooke is five games back at 2-6. The Kahnawake Tomhawks are in last place at 0-7. Three games took place this weekend. The first game of the weekend was on Saturday as Sherbrooke hosted the Mohawks. Kahnawake led 4-3 after one…

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BLA Partners With Hoosier Lacrosse Academy

June 15, 2014

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Box Lacrosse Association of America (BLA) is proud to announce a partnership with The HoosierLacrosse Academy to bring BLA sanctioned leagues to Indiana this fall. The BLA, the national governing body of box lacrosse in the U.S., was established this past November to provide American lacrosse players with the opportunity to play REAL BOX LACROSSE in a fun, safe and competitive environment. “We are taking a giant leap forward with our box lacrosse programming by…

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Speck Blog: Slash Are 7-1 in CanAm Play

June 4, 2014

This past weekend saw us up in action for a home game against the Pinewoods Smoke, a team who we recently beat in OT on the road by a final of 13-12 two weeks ago in a tightly contested game. We were missing many regulars so the score was probably a bit closer than it should have been for that one, but it set a good tone for the rematch…

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Gregoire: New American Box League Coming

June 3, 2014

Our Pat Gregoire has been on Twitter all week reporting on a new American box lacrosse league. He adds some more detail today about the potential league. With more research I have found out that the league is exploring the possibility of beginning operation in 2015 but has set a more realistic goal of 2016 as it is in the infancy stage and is currently starting it’s ownership drive. The…

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Roughnecks vs Knighthawks – Game 2: What to Look For.

May 31, 2014

Tonight is for all the marbles. Will Calgary win their third title? (2004, 2009)? Or will the Rochester Knighthawks be the first team to three-peat in the league’s 28-year history? Here is what to look for in tonight’s finale of the 2014 season. Calgary—For the Roughnecks to accomplish their mission they must play a carbon copy of Game 1. They never allowed the Knighthawks to get into any type of a…

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